Ouibox
Ouibox was a website headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. It features a social network aggregator, a writing tool called OuiWrite which auto-cites sources, and an affiliate shopping tool called OuiShop which generates donations to charities without affecting a user's purchase price.[1]
| Private | |
| Founded | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. (2006) |
| Founder | Peyton Fouts |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Peyton Fouts |
| Website | www.ouibox.com |
Ouibox signed up 8000 users on the week it launched. [2] It was one of the first investments of the Bluegrass Angels Venture Fund II.[3]
History
Ouibox was founded in 2006 by Peyton Fouts, a graduate of the English and Communications programs at the University of Kentucky.[4] [5]
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References
- Curtin, Chris (December 17, 2010). "'Tis the Season to Give Back -- Digitally". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- Davis, Alex (2010-12-01). "We say 'oui' to Ouibox: A revolution in networking". The Lamplighter. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- Miller, Kacie (2010-10-27). "Young Lexington Entrepreneur Launches OuiBox (Editors Note)". University of Kentucky EconDev News. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- Eblen, Tom (October 27, 2010). "Young Lexington entrepreneur launches OuiBox". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- Holaday, Erin (November 10, 2010). "Oui! UK Alum Launches Life-Changing Web Tool". University of Kentucky UKNOW. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
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